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Adapted Physical Education Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$76,580
United States, 2025
Employment
33,930
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.
- O*NET code
- 25-2059.01
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition.
- Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education.
- Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals.
- Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement.
- Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development.
- Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services.
- Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning.
- Collaborate with other educational personnel to provide inclusive activities or programs for children with disabilities.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$48,440
25th percentile
$60,930
75th percentile
$99,690
90th percentile
$120,080
Most important skills
- Instructing4.1
- Speaking4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Monitoring3.9
- Writing3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Service Orientation3.9
- Active Learning3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Instructing | 4.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Adapted Physical Education SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, CA | $112,900 | 200 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $110,000 | 110 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $109,600 | 4,230 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $107,390 | 140 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | $107,190 | 200 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $106,650 | 100 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $106,510 | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | $103,050 | 8,920 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $102,870 | 410 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $101,850 | 580 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $101,030 | 90 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | $100,020 | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $97,070 | 300 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | $96,560 | 70 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $95,120 | 290 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $95,120 | — | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $94,880 | 130 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $88,810 | 500 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $87,430 | 420 | 2025 |
| NM | $86,520 | 100 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.